Esteban Crucci
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esteban Nahuel Crucci Picardo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2023 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Montevideo Wanderers | 26 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Uruguay U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Uruguay U20 | 11 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:57, 18 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:57, 18 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Esteban Nahuel Crucci Picardo (born 5 July 2006) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Montevideo Wanderers.
Club career
[edit]Born in Montevideo, Crucci joined local Montevideo Wanderers at under-14 level. His 20 goals for the under-19s in 2023 made him the top scorer that year in the entire organisation, leading to his first professional contract.[1]
On 4 May 2024, Crucci scored his first professional goal in the Uruguayan Primera División to open a 2–0 home win over previously unbeaten Liverpool Montevideo. He came on in the 81st minute as a substitute for Matías Fonseca, and six minutes later he received the ball with his back to goal three-quarters up the pitch; he turned and ran past three opponents before taking his shot.[2][3]
International career
[edit]Crucci represented Uruguay at under-15 and under-17 level.[1] In July 2024, he was the top scorer for the under-20 team at the L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament in Spain, though he was substituted through injury in the final victory over Argentina.[4]
At the 2025 South American U-20 Championship, Crucci scored twice as Uruguay reached the final stage. He netted in a 6–0 group rout of Paraguay, and a 4–3 loss to Argentina.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Romero, Juan Pablo (9 August 2024). "Esteban Crucci, la joya que tiene Wanderers: su plan para mejorar en lo físico y Darwin Núñez como modelo" [Esteban Crucci, the jewel that Wanderers have: his plan to improve physically and Darwin Núñez as a role model]. El País (Uruguay) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Tarde de golazos: Wanderers le sacó el invicto a Progreso" [Afternoon of wondergoals: Wanderers took Progreso's invincibility away] (in Spanish). Caras & Caretas. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Cozza, Marcelo. "Esteban Crucci y toda la pinta de crack" [Esteban Crucci and everything of an ace about him] (in Spanish). Tenfield. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Campeones otra vez: Uruguay volvió a salir campeón en el COTIF de L'Alcudia a 21 años de la primera vez" [Champions again: Uruguay ended up champions again of the L'Alcudia COTIF tournament 21 years after the first time]. El País (Uruguay) (in Spanish). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Uruguay goleó 6-0 a Paraguay y lidera junto a Chile el Grupo A del Sudamericano Sub-20" [Uruguay thrashed Paraguay 6-0 and lead jointly with Chile Group A of the Under-20 South American Championship]. El Nacional (in Spanish). Agence-France Presse. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Sudamericano sub-20: Uruguay pagó carísimo errores propios y cayó 4-3 con Argentina" [Under-20 South American Championship: Uruguay paid dearly for their own errors and fell 4-3 to Argentina] (in Spanish). Radio Libertadores. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.